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Leviticus 21:1-4 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial], | And the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, | The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die, | |
| 2 | except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother, | except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, | except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother, | |
| 3 | also his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may become unclean. | or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). | or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean. | |
| 4 | He shall not become unclean as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself. | He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. | He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself. | |
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